Letter-writing Format Informal Letter (to a friend or peer) Date Salutation [Dear John] ………………………...Text……………………….. Closing [Yours lovingly etc] Signature
Formal Letter (to someone older or respected) Your name Your address Date Salutation [Dear Uncle Tom] ………………………..Text………………………. Closing Signature [Yours sincerely / faithfully]
Formal Business Letter* Your name Your address Date The Addressee’s Designation The Address Salutation [To Sir / Madam] Re: Application for the post of F&B Manager ………………………………Text………………… Closing [Yours faithfully] *Use this format unless stated on question paper to start in a given manner
Report writing To:The Principal From: Woo Liwei, Secondary 5U Date Re: Fire in Chemistry Laboratory …………………………….Text………………….. Signature
Newspaper Report / Article in a School Magazine / Newsletter HEADLINE / Title of article …………………………….Text……………………………… Reported by: / Written by: Your name (If it is an article for school, include your class)
Proposal to Principal or Teacher of an event To: Mrs Sally Yeh, Principal / Teacher in-charge Graduation Party (Name of event) From:Woo Liwei, Secondary 5U 21 September 2006 Title of what your proposal is about ………………………………………..Text……………………………………………………………………… Proposal written by: Signature
Format
Informal Letter (to a friend or peer)
Date
Salutation [Dear John]
………………………...Text………………………..
Closing [Yours lovingly etc]
Signature
Formal Letter (to someone older or respected)
Your name
Your address
Date
Salutation [Dear Uncle Tom]
………………………..Text……………………….
Closing
Signature [Yours sincerely / faithfully]
Formal Business Letter*
Your name
Your address
Date
The Addressee’s Designation
The Address
Salutation [To Sir / Madam]
Re: Application for the post of F&B Manager
………………………………Text…………………
Closing [Yours faithfully]
*Use this format unless stated on question paper to start in a given manner
Report writing
To: The Principal
From: Woo Liwei, Secondary 5U
Date
Re: Fire in Chemistry Laboratory
…………………………….Text…………………..
Signature
Newspaper Report / Article in a School Magazine / Newsletter
HEADLINE / Title of article
…………………………….Text………………………………
Reported by: / Written by:
Your name
(If it is an article for school, include your class)
Speech
Greetings {Good morning….}
………………………Text…………………….
Thank you.
Proposal to Principal or Teacher of an event
To: Mrs Sally Yeh, Principal / Teacher in-charge
Graduation Party (Name of event)
From: Woo Liwei, Secondary 5U
21 September 2006
Title of what your proposal is about
………………………………………..Text………………………………………………………………………
Proposal written by:
Signature